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2330 South Jefferson Street
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2330 South Jefferson Street
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The Tower
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MARCH 2007 |
The Pastor’s Message |
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Worship Times Our Sunday worship is at 9:00 and 11:00 AM. Sunday School is at 9:45 AM.
March 4
March 11
March 18
March 25 You are asked to read and study the text each week in preparation for worship. |
Evangelism: Sharing Good NewsHow were you first introduced to the church? How was it that you first came to the Christian community? A national survey interviewed current church members to identify how they were first introduced to the church:
5 % walked in (visited the church on their own); How did you first come to the church? If you are like most people, a good friend, a friendly neighbor, or a loving member of your family introduced you to the community of faith. The focus of our emphasis on the Stewardship of Prayer during this season of Lent is Evangelism: Sharing Good News. Through a series of sermons, “stewardship moments,” and opportunities for personal commitment we seek to grow more spiritually mature in the skill and practice of sharing our faith. On Sunday, March 4, you are invited to bring forward during worship your “Stewardship of Prayer Commitment Card” that was sent in a recent mailing. Please be in prayer for a friend, relative, acquaintance, or neighbor during this holy season and ask God so to guide you in your relationship with them that you will find the opportunity to invite them to come to church with you. After all, that is how most of us came to the church in the first place! Rev. Bill |
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LENTEN DINNERS every Wednesday in March at 6:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall followed by Lenten services at 7:00 p.m.
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CAMP ALTA MONS Pick up a brochure on the bulletin board by the church parlor or register online at: www.altamons.com.
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Handbell Purchase |
ADULT FELLOWSHIP GROUP |
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A goal of the music
department this year is to expand our set of bells. Our 4 octaves of
bells are played by all age groups in the church. Over the years our
adult bell choir has progressed to becoming one of the best bell choirs
in Roanoke. As we have grown in numbers and expertise, we now want to
add a 5th octave to our bell set. At present, we are borrowing bells
from other churches each time we play. |
We take off to Blacksburg on March 1 to tour the National Weather Service facility. We will leave the church at 9:00 a.m. and lunch will be at The Cracker Barrel in Christiansburg. We will have our lunch at the church on March 15. Our guest speaker will be Cara Modisette of Leisure Publishing (The Roanoker Magazine). For our trip in April, Nancy Leslie and I have planned a Mystery Trip to a location much in the news at this time. We will be gone 3 days and 2 nights - April 2-4 - and will take the church bus so only 14 people can go. Don’t be left out, sign-up NOW!! |
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ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS The Wimmer Sunday School Class invites you! Our Senior Pastor, Bill Davidson, is teaching Faith-Sharing, a video-based class designed to foster growth and maturity in the spiritual discipline and skill of evangelism. The Pathfinders Class continues to enjoy a great time of fellowship and service. We are currently studying the Book of Acts (covering two chapters a week) and should be completing our study in May. As for our service project in February, we enjoyed preparing and serving a chili dinner for the Interfaith Hospitality Network on Feb. 18. Thanks to all the Pathfinders who donated items for the dinner! A special “thank you” to Roxanne Davenport and Elizabeth Carroll who served the dinner that night! For our next service project, we will be making a baked spaghetti dinner for the Wednesday night Lenten service on March 21. Until then, we will be continuing our good fellowship an covering chapters 11—16 in the Book of Acts. The Aldersgate Class has recently finished a lesson on Christian symbolism in art. We are currently looking at several options for our next study. These include works by C.S. Lewis, Great Stories Within the Bible and Stewardship. We will begin one of these studies February 25th. The Wesley Class will have Rev. Bob Garner teaching “The Faith of our Founding Fathers’ in March. If you are not a member of one of our Sunday School classes please join us for one of our exciting and informative sessions! |
KISUMU MINISTRIES Dear Rev. Bill, I received a check in the mail from South Roanoke UMC in the amount of $2000 and made out to the Kisumu Sister City Committee for the Kisumu ministries. Please thank everyone in your congregation and the Missions Committee for this generous donation from the Advent Concert proceeds. It will be mailed to our friend and incountry administrator, Dr. Ruby Sokwala, in Kisumu who will depost it into our Medical Fund for the four ministries: Agape Children’s Home, Salem Orphanage, Kisumu Hospice and the New Life Babies Home. Kenya went through a particularly lengthy rainy season which ended in early January. As a result, the number of cases of malaria, typhoid and cholera skyrocketed especially in the kids. Our Medical Fund had almost gotten depleted from caring for so many sick children in the ministries. The check from SRUMC is an answer to prayer. On behalf of the kids in Kisumu, we thank you!
In His Grip,
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The Stewardship of Prayer |
RESCUE MISSION “WISH LIST” |
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During the season of Lent you are invited to attend a weekly prayer gethering on Tuesdays (7:00 p.m.) or Wednesdays (7:00 a.m.or 12:00 noon) as we focus the prayer life of our congregation on the calling of Evangelism: Sharing Good News!
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ZIP LOCK BAGS (SANDWICH, LARGE AND X-LARGE SIZES)
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| The Mary Circle | SPRING LAITY RETREAT |
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The Mary Circle,
formerly known as the Knight Thyme Circle and renamed in memory of Mary
Ragland and in honor of the Marys in the Bible, is currently studying
the series
Connecting in Christ Together
(six sessions on
Fellowship). Their usual meeting time is the third Tuesday of the month
at 7:30 in an individual member’s home. |
April 21-22,2007 Karen McIntyre, profound story teller, is the retreat speaker for this annual Virginia conference event at the Virginia United Methodist Conference in Blackstone. Children’s Retreat also available. Cost — $80 adult, $47 children. Brochure available in the church office or online at vaumc.org at the “Events” link.
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UNITED METHODIST MEN I was very pleased with the UMM supporting one our most needy Angel Tree children during Christmas. We were able to provide most of his needs along with some nice gifts for this eleven year old boy during the holidays. We are now concentrating on future months. On January 20th we discussed some future endeavors such as working / touring at the Rescue Mission and getting speakers for future monthly meetings along with a Sweetheart Dinner in the Spring. We encourage all the men of the church to join us at the next meeting on February 20th. The location will be posted in the church bulletin in February. |
The Mary Ragland Circle, formerly known as the Knight Thyme Circle, is currently studying the series Connecting in Christ Together (six sessions on Fellowship). Their usual meeting time is the third Tuesday of the month at 7:30 in an individual member’s home. The lesson for this month is “Extreme Forgiveness.” For this meeting we will gather in the library at South Roanoke United Methodist Church on Monday, February 26th at 7:30 p.m. We would love to have new members. Please contact Anne Ferguson at 345-2436 for more information. |
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MARCH 2007 |
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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1 4:00 PMM 6:45 Praise Team 7:30 Choir 7:30 Youth Praise |
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Worship Service Youth Super Bowl Party at Paula's |
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6 4:00 K-2 Children 7:00 Lenten Prayer Time |
7 7:00 Morning Prayer 12:00 Mid-week Prayer 6:00 Dinner & Lenten Service |
8 4:00 PMM 6:45 Praise Team 7:30 Choir 7:30 Youth Praise |
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| 11 DST Starts - Spring forward one hour Worship Service |
12 7:00 Council on Ministries |
13 10:30 Dottie Walker Circle 4:00 K-2 Children 7:00 Lenten Prayer Time 7:30 Parsonage Committee |
14 7:00 Morning Prayer 12:00 Mid-week Prayer 6:00 Dinner & Lenten Service |
15 12:00 AFG Luncheon 4:00 PMM 6:45 Praise Team 7:30 Choir 7:30 Youth Praise 7:30 Feasibility Committee |
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17 8:30 UMM Breakfast |
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20 4:00 K-2 Children 7:00 Lenten Prayer Time |
21 7:00 Morning Prayer 12:00 Mid-week Prayer 6:00 Dinner & Lenten Service |
22 4:00 PMM 6:45 Praise Team 7:30 Choir 7:30 Youth Praise |
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27 4:00 K-2 Children 7:00 Lenten Prayer Time |
28 7:00 Morning Prayer 12:00 Mid-week Prayer 6:00 Dinner & Lenten Service |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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*CHILDREN
(AGES 3 through 1st GRADE), at the 11:00 a.m. service, may meet the acolyte to recess to Children’s
Church. Please ask your child to line up behind the acolyte who will lead all
children out together. After the worship service, parents must pick up their
child in the Children’s Department; children will not be allowed to leave
the room until their parents arrive. SET YOUR CLOCKS “FORWARD” ONE HOUR ON MARCH 11! Daylight Saving Time starts three weeks earlier this year! DEADLINE
FOR ARTICLES for the
April issue of the Tower Times is March 15. Send articles to Kate Macdonald at
kmacdonald@benefitsmanagement.com.
Articles can be sent at any time prior to the deadline. NEW
HANDBELL OCTAVE NEEDED: GOAL—$7,000;
RECEIVED TO DATE—$3,426.25 Our four octaves need a fifth for all ages groups who share in this ministry
(we currently borrow bells from other generous churches).
Contributions welcome (individual bells can also be given as
memorials). See Joe Kennedy
for more information (344-4437). THE LENTEN
WREATH OF THORNS: The
wreath’s growing darkness as one candle is extinguished each Sunday in
Lent, signifies the sacrifice our Lord made for each of us and focuses our
personal and spiritual preparation during the season. SRUMPS
2007-08 Preschool
and Mother’s Day Out Registration is now open. Applications may be
picked up in the Preschool office or on the church bulletin board. The
application fee is $45 for each student and is collected at the time of
application. Sibling application fee discounts are available. THE DOTTIE
WALKER CIRCLE will
meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 13 in the Wimmer Classroom. All women
of the church are invited to attend. MEETINGS: THE ADULT
FELLOWSHIP GROUP will
meet for lunch in the Fellowship Hall on Thursday, March 15 at 12:00 noon.
The guest speaker will be Cara Modisette of Leisure Publishing (The
Roanoker Magazine). Sign up on the AFG Board by the church office if you
plan to attend. THE ADULT
GROUP will travel on
a Mystery Trip April 2-4. Only 14 people can go on this trip to a location
much in the news at this time. Sign up on the AFG board by the church
office. Hurry before the bus is full. REMINDER TO
PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN: Due to limited childcare staffing we ask that no one over the age of two (2)
be left in the nursery during Sunday school and worship. If you have any
questions or concerns about this please feel free to call Sarah Newcomb,
345-7070. MARCH 25: Youth
Sunday--One service only at 11:00 a.m. NO 9:00 a.m. service! 2007 LENTEN OFFERING:
GOAL: $15,600
RECEIVED TO DATE: $2,718.00
Highlighted Ministries this week:
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